Describe Your Dream Kitchen

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Posted by Theresa111 • 7/08/10
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Money is of no concern. You have a cool home, condo, loft, restaurant, business space or apartment. Tell me how you would design your dream kitchen. I want details because everyone's will be personal and different, which means interesting.

Tell about the color walls, pot racks, tile, cabinets, pastry, grill, the type of surfaces and name brands of your major appliances.

Remember you have carte blanche to put together whatever you desire.

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Theresa111 (7/08/10)

oops. not pastry but PANTRY.

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BigGiantHat (7/08/10)

Can I have Gordon Ramsey as the Chef? I wouldn't make him cook unless he insisted (he would, I am sure -- verbally abusing me the entire time while teaching me HOW to do it).

I would just ogle him.

I liked the kitchen in "It's Complicated" and I loved her garden.

:).

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  Theresa111 (7/08/10)
  
  I cried with laughter over that movie and I am going to get it for my DVD collection. I loved that kitchen myself and could easily see me cooking and baking in it.
  
  No, you cannot have Gordon Ramsey because he is in too high a demand. You'll just have to dream ...
  
  Here's an article I wrote abut Hell's Kitchen" on BCCB
  
  www.blogcatalog.com/community/hells-kitchen-seven/
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  BigGiantHat (7/08/10)
  
  Great article! I am not sure that I watched that season. None of those folks look familiar.
  
  I suppose you think you should get him? I disagree as you CAN cook and do regularly :).
  
  LOL.
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  Theresa111 (7/08/10)
  
  Yes, we could rub shoulders while we cooked and shout at each other. What a blast! It's this season honey.
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sugarpies (7/10/10)

It would be HUGE... With a full walk in pantry. Full size refrigerator for storage and another for use in chilling things. Top of the line appliances including Viking Ranges and ovens. Large island for preparing things with a built in stovetop and deep fryer. Marble countertops that are able to be chilled for pastry doughs. And LOTS of light!

As for Gordon Ramsey, y'all are welcome to him. I don't find him particularly intriguing either in his cuisine or person. In fact, when I see him I am reminded of an old saying among old surgical nurses: It's a bad surgeon who loses him temper and control. I'd pretty much apply that to Ramsey. I liked what Mario said when asked about the yelling and screaming. He suggested a chef who has to yell lacks the ability and talent to teach and inspire his staff.

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  Theresa111 (7/11/10)
  
  I love your kitchen.
  
  I have seen Chef GOrdon Ramsey in other shows and he is different, and when they go out on those excursions he is so relaxed and personable. The Hell's Kitchen is a show and a competition to weed out weak cooks and to find a leader. I love it when he calls them "Donkey", for obvious reasons but because he is also testing them. It's a reality show with lots of hot drama.
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ibozo (7/10/10)

Today old appliances tomorrow shinny new stainless steel ones.

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  Theresa111 (7/11/10)
  
  When is this happening? We need photographs, too.
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  ibozo (7/11/10)
  
  They are installing the appliances now. We had to fire the contractor for the remodel before he ever did any work, so we just had them install the appliances at this point. The contractor kept calling and telling us he forgot to charge us for this and that and within a week the price had tripled. We told him we couldn't afford him any more. Anybody know any good contractors in Durham NC? Tomorrow the gas company will hook up the new stove and the appliances will be up and functional.
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  Theresa111 (7/12/10)
  
  I an certainly looking forward to seeing and hearing about the great meals you will be cooking in your kitchen.
  
  As far as the remodel goes, sorry your guy didn't work out. I would call one of the major paint companies and ask them who has the best reputation out there. I used to work in Credit @ Duron Paints years ago, and they have a good knowledge on this most of the time. I would start there.
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Theresa111 (9/07/10)

I want a professional kitchen:

Deck ovens, carousel oven, all stainless steel appliances, five burner gas top stove. 5 qt, 20 qt, and 60 qt mixers, robo food processor, lots of heavy hotel and half hotel sheet pans, deep cake pans, tools and utensils, long stainless steel work tables, one huge island made of marble and cool area designated to work on chocolates. heat lamp to work with pulled sugar, tempering box for all kinds of chocolates. large ice cream machine. large walk-in freezer, refrigerator and pantry. racks on wheels. and all of the expensive foods, herbs, spices, pastry products, etc. eggs, cream, half & half, milk, creams to go along with it. Huge brand new professional pastry kitchen fully stocked, with all the bells and whistles. Add a cooking school to it and it would be heaven.

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